7th OAPI/ARIPO Joint Commission discusses cooperation
At a meeting in Harare, the 7th OAPI/ARIPO Joint Commission met to discuss renewed and deepening cooperation between the two African regional Intellectual Property Organisations. A social media post by ARIPO indicated that the Commission started with an Experts Meeting to develop a 2024-2025 Work Plan detailing strategic areas of cooperation between the two organisations. The Work Plan would then be signed off by the respective Director Generals of the two organisations, closing off the proceedings. Statements by OAPI emphasised the desire to “pool their efforts to ensure better protection of Intellectual Property in their respective member states, and by extension, in Africa.”.

ARIPO – increase in official fees and amendments to Harare Protocol and Regulations to come into effect 1 March 2025
In a notice signed by the Director General of ARIPO, Bemanya Twebaze dated 31 January 2025, ARIPO announced that amendments to the Harare Protocol and Regulations will come into effect on 1 March 2025...
February 10 2025

OAPI - New Official Fees for Patents and Utility Models
As part of the implementation of Annex I of the revised Bangui Agreement, OAPI has published new official fees which apply to all patent and utility model applications fled after 1 January 2025. This ...
February 05 2025

Libya – Trade Mark Update
The Ministry of Economy in Libya recently issued a decree outlining updated requirements for trade mark renewals. Upon renewal, trade mark proprietors are now required to submit a financial statement ...
January 22 2025